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How to Find the Best Therapist for You
An essential first step towards beginning therapy is to find a therapist with whom you connect and feel safe. Keep in mind there is no...
Am I Just Stressed Out or Is It Anxiety?
Today, we often used the terms “being stressed out” and “having anxiety” interchangeably. But just how similar (or different) are they? Stress...
What to Expect in Co-Parenting Counseling
Co-parenting with an ex can be difficult and complicated. As if it weren’t already challenging and painful enough to go through a divorce or...
Why (and When) Should I Take My Child to Therapy?
As parents, if our child breaks a leg, has a sudden rash, or complains of unexplained aches and pains, we probably wouldn’t think twice about taking...
Marriage Counseling: From an Okay Marriage to a Great Marriage
Thinking about marriage counseling? To begin, there are two things that make marriage counseling the most successful. The first is when both...
Why Teens Might Need Therapy Now More Than Ever
Since the 1990s, rates of teenage and adolescent depression and anxiety have been on the rise. And unlike adults, many teens underestimate the...
Premarital Counseling for Second Marriages
At The Relationship Therapy Center, we believe all couples can benefit from counseling. Whether you are marrying for the first time, marrying again,...
Family Focus: The importance of play therapy for children
With the rise in child depression, anxiety and all the turmoil kids have gone through over the last year it’s important our kids play – not just for...
How to Know if You Are Depressed
What is depression? These days, it’s not uncommon to hear the expression, “I am so depressed right now”. But depression is very different than...
Everything You Need to Know About Sand Tray Therapy
What is Sand Tray Therapy? Sand tray therapy, sometimes called the World Technique, is a form of expressive therapy. In its most basic form, sand...
What Gets in the Way of Setting Healthy Goals?
It may not come as a surprise that more than two-thirds of New Year’s resolutions fail each year. The question is why? Although the answer is...
Keeping Stress Away From Our Children
Watching developments on the news these days is sometimes distressing for all of us. In fact, it’s important to recognize that if it’s impacting us,...
Why Divorce Counseling is Always a Good Idea
Divorce is one of the most stressful and disrupting experiences we can go through. Even when a couple has no doubt in their minds that divorce is...
Play Therapy for Children
Therapy has benefits for everyone. For adults, therapy can help us process unresolved issues, learn to build healthier relationships, and cultivate...
John Gottman Knows Marriage (And He Knows Divorce, Too)
According to Dr. Gottman, the biggest indicator of a couples’ success is not whether they argue, it's how they argue. Conflict is inevitable in...
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